SLIMBOOK

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Slimbook
Private
Industry
  • Computer hardware
  • Computer software
Founded2015
FounderAlejandro López
Headquarters
València
,
Spain
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Alejandro López (CEO)
ProductsDesktops, ultrabooks, servers
Websiteslimbook.com

Slimbook is a Spanish company established in 2015 that specializes in manufacturing and selling ultrabooks.[1][2][3], desktop computers[4], mini PCs[5] and accessories tailored for GNU/Linux distributions. Slimbook's hardware is also compatible with Windows.

History

Slimbook was created in 2015[6] on the initiative of its CEO Alejandro López and it is part of the Grupo Odín company, founded in 2007 in Valencia, with the personal goal of having a high-end ultrabook with a pre-installed copy of GNU/Linux, as the company believes there were very few alternatives at the time.[7]

From its inception, the company has focused on designing and developing laptops that can come pre-installed with GNU/Linux, providing full compatibility. The founders' vision was to create a seamless and user-friendly experience for Linux users that could be comparable to the experience of new hardware shipped with Windows or macOS.

Products

Slimbook's product range includes a variety of laptops, desktops, mini PCs, and accessories. Some of the notable products in their lineup include:

  • Slimbook Hero: a line of gaming laptops focused on high-end performance[8].
  • Slimbook Executive[9] and Slimbook Excalibur: ultrabooks for professionals, creators and developers.
  • Slimbook One[10]: a compact mini PC series.
  • Slimbook Kymera[11]: A customizable desktop series.

Slimbook OS and specific software

Slimbook develops its own GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, Slimbook OS, which offers an adapted experience to their hardware.

Some applications have also been developed to allow the user further control over peripherals, including a battery manager, a face-unlock system, controllers for Intel and AMD processors, keyboard and touchpad configuration.

Partnerships with free software communities

Some exclusive models have been launched with mostly visual modifications that support a specific free software group. Some examples of these are the KDE Slimbook series and the Fedora Slimbook series, where a percentage of the sales are donated to these organizations.

Other activities

The company created in 2018 a physical space called Linux Center[12][13] in Paterna, which has been used to host events or workshops for many different free and open source tools.

Slimbook has actively participated and/or sponsored many events related to the FOSS world, such as Akademy[14][15][16][17], Akademy-es[18], and GUADEC.

In 2021, Slimbook became an official patron of KDE[19]

See also

  • ACube Systems Srl|ACube System Srl
  • Pine64
  • System76

References

  1. ↑ "Slimbook Executive 16 Review en Español (Análisis completo)". Profesional Review (in español). 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  2. ↑ Solca, Bogdan. "Slimbook launches light and thin 14-inch Executive laptop with 3K 16:10 90 Hz display and Intel Tiger Lake-U processor". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  3. ↑ Sneddon, Joey (2017-01-26). "Meet the KDE Slimbook, a Powerful Laptop Running KDE Neon". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  4. ↑ Sneddon, Joey (2018-09-14). "Slimbook Kymera Aqua is a Powerful Water-Cooled Linux PC". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Slimbook ONE: la tecnología tras este miniPC español". Profesional Review (in español). 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  6. ↑ "¡Lanzamiento Slimbook! - SLIMBOOK: ultrabooks, portátiles y ordenadores GNU/Linux". slimbook.es. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  7. ↑ FM, Yúbal (2016-11-14). ""No existe apoyo directo por parte de las empresas que desarrollan distros Linux". Entrevista a Alejandro López, de Slimbook". Genbeta (in español). Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  8. ↑ Brecher, Hannes (2024-02-17). "Slimbook Hero gaming laptop combines Linux Manjaro with 140W GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  9. ↑ Linder, Brad (2022-07-12). "Slimbook Executive is a lightweight Linux laptop with Intel Core i7-12700H". Liliputing. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  10. ↑ Das, Ankush (2021-06-03). "Slimbook ONE Linux Mini PC is Now Powered by a High-Performance AMD Chip". It's FOSS News. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  11. ↑ Sneddon, Joey (2018-09-14). "Slimbook Kymera Aqua is a Powerful Water-Cooled Linux PC". OMG Ubuntu. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  12. ↑ "Linux center".
  13. ↑ Cordero, Luis (2018-05-19). "Inauguración de Linux Center | Trastetes". Inauguración de Linux Center | Trastetes. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  14. ↑ "Sponsors | Akademy". akademy.kde.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  15. ↑ "Sponsors | Akademy". akademy.kde.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  16. ↑ "Sponsors | Akademy". akademy.kde.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  17. ↑ "Sponsors | Akademy". akademy.kde.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  18. ↑ "KDE ESPAÑA - Asociación cultural KDE España" (in español). Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  19. ↑ "Slimbook Becomes a KDE Patron". KDE.news. 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2024-08-02.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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